This year's edition of Holland's Houten Deathfest is set to take place on September 18th, 2010. The promotional poster for the festival can be found here. The running order for the festival is as follows:

French death metal act Diluvian is set to release the new album "Epidemic" via Deepsend Records on August 24th, 2010. The cover artwork and pre-order information on the album can be found at this location. You can also catch Diluvian live on the following dates:

Norway's Kraanium has issued the following update about playing at the upcoming Houten Deathfest:

"So as the headline say, we are just booked to play at this years Houten Deathfest in Holland on the 18th of September! Bands confirmed so for: Malignancy, Kastrated, Carnal Decay, and Diluvian.

"Also, the lay out for our upcoming split CD with Epicariectomy and Dormant Carnivore are soon done, so we will post some pics of it possible in a couple of days. As for the release of the CD is still not set, but we hope it will be out at least before we play at Houten Deathfest so stay tuned for more news and be prepared for a 3 way split of Super Slamming Sickness!"

French death metallers Diluvian are set to release their new album "Epidemic" in May of 2010 via Deepsend Records. The band is now streaming two new tracks online from the upcoming album. The songs "Beholding The Ocean's Throne" and "A Sleeping Cancer" can be heard at the Diluvian MySpace page. Diluvian has also announced the following upcoming tour date: